R2000-241 AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF GRANT APPLICATION

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. _ PART IV TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING GRANT (Governmental Entities) 4.1 APPLICABLE TIME LIMITATIONS. (i) Completion of Performance. All activities described in Part III hereof, which are chargeable to grant funds provided by this Agreement, must be completed by the grant period end date set forth in the Notice of Grant Award. (ii) Expenditure of Grant Funds. All grant funds provided under this Agreement must be expended or legally obligated by the grant end date set forth in the Notice of Grant Award. Grant funds not expended by the grant end date must be returned to the Department in accordance with directions provided by the Department. 4.2 INTEREST ON GRANT FUNDS. Any interest earned on grant funds provided under this Agreement must be accounted for and returned to the Department in accordance with the directions provided by the Department. Notwithstanding, the Grantee may be allowed to retain interest earned on grant funds awarded under this Agreement, provided that all of the following requirements are satisfied: (i) All interest earned must be accounted for and reported to the Department in the Grantee Close-Out Report in described in Section 5.4(B) herein. (ii) Interest may only be expended for activities which the Department determines are consistent with the Appropriation authorizing the funding for this grant; and (iii) The Grantee must submit any request to retain interest in writing to the Department's Office of the General Counsel. The Grantee must state the basis for the request, describe the activities on which interest will be expended and acknowledge its agreement to comply with the provisions of Section 4.2 hereof. The Department will notify the Grantee in writing of its approval or disapproval of the request to retain interest. 4.3 REFUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT. Any refunds (unliquidated grant balance, interest earned on grant funds, or ineligible/improper grant expenditures) due the Department shall be remitted by the Grantee upon demand and pursuant to instructions issued by the Department. 4.4 BUDGET/SCOPE OF WORK MODIFICATIONS. (i) Grant Budget (Part 1). The Grantee must obtain prior written approval from the Department for any expenditures which materially vary from the expenditures set forth in Part I hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, "materially vary" means any variance within the line items set forth in Part I which exceeds 10%0 of the amount established for that line item or any line item added or substituted for a line item in Part I hereof.